Esther 7:7

Esther 7:7 says, And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his wrath went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.  The king arose to go to look and went to the garden to think about what Haman had gotten him to do, which was to doom an innocent people to death and Matthew Henry says to reflect on his trusting someone who had appeared to have only the king’s best interests at heart.  Haman saw that he was in trouble, so he went to Esther to ask her to appeal to King Ahasuerus for to spare his life.  He had wanted to kill all Jews because of his hatred of Mordecai, but now he was appealing to a Jew to help spare his life.  Those who reject Jesus Christ and kill Christians will one day see God calling them to Him for judgment, and appealing to anyone at that time will do them no good. 

Verse eight adds, Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.   Haman went to Esther and fell at her feet.  He had been so high and mighty that morning, having everything ready to hang Mordecai, and now he was falling at Esther’s feet looking for mercy.  The high and mighty who have plotted the death of Christians will one day find themselves prostrate before God when judgment comes, but it will be too late for anyone, even Jesus Himself, to save them.  There will be no final appeal for forgiveness at that time.  Ahasuerus asked if Haman was now going to force himself on the queen before his eyes.  He was now looking for the worst in Haman, which he had failed to see before, thinking that Haman had just been doing what was best for Ahasuerus instead of himself.  Those in power today may have people around them who claim to be doing what is best for the one in power, but they may really be looking for what is best for themselves instead. 

Verse nine continues, And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who spoken good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon.  Harbonah, one of the king’s chamberlains, pointed out that there was a big gallows prepared for Mordecai by Haman in front of Haman’s house.   Haman may have been lording it over the chamberlain as well, but for whatever reason, he was quick to point out the gallows was there.  I don’t really think that we as Christians should ever want the destruction of those who may oppose us, since Jesus died for them as well, but we should reach out to them with the gospel.  Still, we may see them destroyed in the very way that they were planning to destroy us as followers of Christ.  Ahasuerus said take Haman and hang him on his own gallows.  In effect, anyone who plans the destruction of God’s people for their own glory will one day be hung on the gallows of their own disbelief. 

Verse ten concludes, So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.  Haman was hanged on his own gallows and the king’s anger was pacified.  I don’t believe that God will send people away to everlasting punishment out of anger but will do so because of their own actions in failing to believe in Jesus Christ and accept the redemption He made available.